France Beer Reviews

France, known around the world for its elevated cuisine, wines, ciders, and cheeses, has a largely macro-centric beer scene. Light beers dominate the market, which is 90% controlled by major macrobrewers. The region, however, is more notable in that it is Europe’s largest producer of barley, and the world’s largest exporter of malt.

At the beginning of my beer sampling days I was heavily into IPAs and Pales. I liked the hoppy bitterness that they carried. A year later I was into Stouts and Porter for their roasted malt profile. Currently, I’ve been enjoying Red Ales. My influences? Matt and Nate,...

Fischer is a nice ale brew from Strasbourg, France which proves that the French can do more than whine about Americans, take long vacations and make wine. I was pleasantly surprised by this find. A year ago at Christmas time our family was in France drinking wine and...